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premium

//ˈpɹiː.miː.əm//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for premium

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Forms

Plural
premiums

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Superior in quality; higher in price or value.

  2. 2.High-end; belonging to the market segment between mid-market and luxury.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A prize or award.

  2. 2.Something offered at a reduced price as an inducement to buy something else.

  3. 3.A bonus paid in addition to normal payments.

    • At first I wrote it off to the simpler protocols of grandparenthood, with its premium on uncomplicated gestures of generosity and love.
  4. 4.The amount to be paid for an insurance policy.

    • Notice that these premia would exist even in a world of risk-neutral lenders if there were identifiable classes of nonrepaying borrowers.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4674

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Rare
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

From Latin praemium (“prize”).

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